Hispanic-Serving Institution Scholars and Administrators on Improving Latina/Latino/Latinx/Hispanic Teacher Pipelines: Critical Junctures along Career Pathways

Recruiting and Retaining Hispanic and Latino/a/x Music Educators: A Literature Review

“…Changes within schools of music can help attract a more diverse student body but it is important to integrate these changes into the collegiate setting through student activities, dining options, and providing culturally oriented course options (A. C. Rodriguez, 2018). As Hispanic and Latino/a/x students tend to enter college later and struggle to balance family, work, and school, colleges should consider offering classes outside of the traditional weekday timeframe to meet the needs of potential teachers (Turner et al, 2017). Universities should also consider seeking out students from community colleges as they enroll larger numbers of Hispanic and Latino/a/x students (Acevedo-Gil, 2019).…”

On diversity, identity and socialization: Inequality of educational outcomes

“…For example, in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, preeminent scholars addressed the topic, The Elusive Quest for Civil Rights in Education. Authors agreed that while there is an increase in the numbers of students of color participating in education, they also provided evidence of persistent inequities related to the continued resistance to the "inclusion of ethnic content" in the curriculum, "disparities in rich and poor children's access to well-qualified teachers," the fact that "Blacks, Latinos, and Native Americans remain less likely to pursue degrees beyond the baccalaureate," the growing Black-White wealth gap, and the increasing stratification of higher education, yielding "separate postsecondary pathways for Whites and for [Latinos] and African Americans" (Center for the Study of Race and Equity in Education, 2014;Turner et al, 2017).…”

“…One can argue that the underrepresentation of Latinx faculty begins with pre-school education experiences and later. As this paper focuses on schooling experiences so does the following discussion which is excerpted from a previous publication (Turner et al, 2017).…”

“…As noted in Turner et al (2017), David McDonald describes below the Western Oregon University Bilingual Teacher Scholars Program, a successful "grow your own" initiative on his campus: Latinxs comprise nearly one-quarter of Oregon's students, but only 4% of licensed teachers. Within this context, the Western Oregon University Bilingual Teacher Scholars Program offers an innovative partnership.…”

Reflections From White Teachers on Teaching Latinx Students in a Post-Trump America

“…Researchers have found that schools, especially those in lower SES communities, may act as mediators between socioeconomic status and the development of civic proficiencies (Lopez, 2006;Pasek, Feldman, Romer, & Jamieson, 2008;Youniss, 2011) by offering students from all socioeconomic backgrounds opportunities to engage in civic thinking, discussion, and action. However, the teaching force tasked with providing these opportunities for civic learning is predominately White and made up of teachers who do not share students' identities or lived experiences (Haddix, 2017;Picower, 2009;Turner et al, 2018;Villegas & Irvine, 2010).…”